Elizabeth Harington (died in 1618) was an English aristocrat.

Life

Elizabeth Harington was the daughter of James Harington of Exton and Lucy Sidney, the daughter of

Sir William Sidney Sir William Sidney (1482?–1554) was an English courtier under Henry VIII and Edward VI. Life He was eldest son of Nicholas Sidney, by Anne, sister of William Brandon (standard-bearer), Sir William Brandon. In 1511 he accompanied Thomas Darcy, ...

Penshurst Penshurst is a historic village and civil parish located in a valley upon the northern slopes of the Kentish Weald, at the confluence of the River Medway and the River Eden, within the Sevenoaks district of Kent, England. The village is situa ...

Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...

. Three of Elizabeth's letters to her sister Mabel Noel are preserved, attesting to the literary culture of their childhood home. In 1557 she married Edward Montagu of Boughton, near

Kettering Kettering is a market and industrial town in North Northamptonshire, England. It is located north of London and north-east of Northampton, west of the River Ise, a tributary of the River Nene. The name means "the place (or territory) of Ket ...

. Elizabeth and her husband attended the funeral of

Mary, Queen of Scots Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland, was Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542 until her forced abdication in 1567. The only surviving legitimate child of James V of Scot ...

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in 1587. Her aunt, Frances, Countess of Sussex, bequeathed her a gown of black velvet embroidered with broken trees, and left her husband Edward a suite of tapestry depicting the story of Judith and Holofernes. After her husband died in 1602, Elizabeth lived at Hemington. Though her eyesight deteriorated with age, she continued to work on her embroidery. In July 1616, when King James came to hunt in nearby Geddington woods during his progress through

Northamptonshire Northamptonshire (; abbreviated Northants.) is a county in the East Midlands of England. In 2015, it had a population of 723,000. The county is administered by two unitary authorities: North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire. It is ...

, her eldest son Edward showed the King a handkerchief that his mother had sewn as a "wonder", and they spoke of her good works and piety. Harington Dudley family tree

Elizabeth Montagu died on 19 May 1618.

Will and bequests

Amongst the bequests in her will, she gave pieces of unicorn horn set in gold to her daughter Elizabeth, Lady Willoughby, and to Sarah, Lady Zouche. She left a "Booke of goulde" to her granddaughter Bessie Capell, and some items of silver plate to Theodosia, Lady Dudley, including a silver pot for her "uscubath", meaning whisky: ''uisge beatha'' or ''usquebaugh''. She gave a velvet cabinet with a purse of gold coins in one of its drawers or "boxes" to Theodosia's daughter, Margaret Dudley Hobart. She gave Anne, Lady Harington a silver "posnet" dish and cover which had belonged to Mary, Queen of Scots. Mary, Queen of Scots, owned a silver posnet, which she used for "bouillon" or

broth Broth, also known as bouillon (), is a savory liquid made of water in which meat, fish or vegetables have been simmered for a short period of time. It can be eaten alone, but it is most commonly used to prepare other dishes, such as soups, ...

Wingfield Manor Wingfield Manor is a ruined manor house left deserted since the 1770s, near the village of South Wingfield and some west of the town of Alfreton in the English county of Derbyshire. There is a working farm that forms part of the old manor. It is ...

. It was listed in 1587 at

Fotheringhay Fotheringhay is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Northamptonshire, England, north-east of Oundle and around west of Peterborough. It is most noted for being the site of Fotheringhay Castle, Fotheringhay (or Fotheringay ...

amongst silver in the keeping of Elizabeth Curle, sister of

Gilbert Curle Gilbert Curle or Curll (died 1609) was a Scottish secretary who served Mary, Queen of Scots during her captivity in England. England Little is known of Curle's family background, but he seems to have been from an Edinburgh family. According to the ...

, said to have been Mary's gift to her priest.A. Labanoff, ''Lettres de Marie Stuart'', vol. 7 (London, 1842), p. 262.

Family

Her children included: *

Edward Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu of Boughton Edward Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu of Boughton Order of the Bath, KB (AKA Sir Edward Montague of Boughton Castle) (c. 1562 – 15 June 1644) was an English politician. Life Montagu was the son of Edward Montagu of Boughton, Sir Edward Mont ...

Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester (7 November 1642) was an English judge, politician and peer. Life He was the 3rd son of Edward Montagu of Boughton and grandson of Sir Edward Montagu, Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench from 1539 to ...

* Sir Charles Montagu * James Montagu,

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. *Sir

Sidney Montagu Sir Sidney Montagu (died 25 February 1644) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1593 and 1642. He supported the Royalist cause in the First English Civil War. Montagu was one of the younger of the ei ...

, ancestor of the

Earls of Sandwich Earl of Sandwich is a noble title in the Peerage of England, held since its creation by the House of Montagu. It is nominally associated with Sandwich, Kent. It was created in 1660 for the prominent naval commander Admiral Sir Edward Montagu. ...

. *Lucy Montagu who married

Sir William Wray, 1st Baronet, of Glentworth Sir William Wray, 1st Baronet, of Glentworth, Lincolnshire (c. 1555 – 13 August 1617) was an English Member of Parliament. He represented the constituency of Grimsby from 1584 to 1585, Lincolnshire in 1601 and Grimsby again from 1604 to Novemb ...

*Elizabeth Montagu, who married Robert Bertie *Theodosia Montagu, who married Sir Henry Capell, their son was

Arthur Capell, 1st Baron Capell of Hadham Arthur Capell, 1st Baron Capell (20 February 16089 March 1649), of Hadham Hall and Cassiobury House, Watford, both in Hertfordshire, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 until 1641 when he was raised to the peer ...

References

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